Most Dangerous Intersections in Ingham County and Lansing in 2017

Our attorneys share the 10 most dangerous intersections in Ingham County based on 2017 data so local drivers can use extra caution when traveling through these areas.

This annual list is provided by our attorneys to help keep Michigan drivers safe.

Intersections are dangerous. But these Ingham County intersections are even more dangerous.

Over 30% of all fatal crashes occurred at intersections, according to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts (“2016 Quick Facts”).

Our list of the most dangerous intersections is the latest crash data available from 2017 on the top 10 intersections with the highest number of reported car crashes. Our attorneys would like to sincerely thank the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit, which compiled the raw data from thousands of motor vehicle accident reports submitted by local police and law enforcement throughout Michigan.

The Top 10 Dangerous Intersections* in Ingham County and Lansing – 2017

Rank

Intersection

Total Crashes

Injury Crashes Only

1

SAGINAW ST @ HOMER ST
Lansing Twp

69

19

2

GRAND RIVER AVE @ HAGADORN RD
East Lansing

62

12

3

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD @ HOLMES RD
Lansing

55

7

4

SAGINAW ST @ CLIPPERT ST
Lansing

50

10

5

GRAND RIVER AVE @ HOWARD ST
Lansing Twp

49

24

6

JOLLY RD @ CEDAR ST
Lansing

46

20

7

GRAND RIVER AVE @ CLIPPERT ST
Lansing

40

2

8

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD @ SAINT JOSEPH ST
Lansing

39

17

9

ABBOT RD @ W SAGINAW ST
East Lansing

38

8

10

COOLIDGE RD @ LAKE LANSING RD
East Lansing

36

8

– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit

*Data includes any car accident (including fender benders, injury crashes and fatal crashes) that occurred within 250 of the intersection, including turnarounds and on/off ramps to highways. “Intersection” is defined as any road with a traffic signal, four-way stop or roundabout.

Moving up several spots in 2017 is an exit off northbound US 127 onto busy Saginaw Street connecting Lansing to East Lansing. The sharp increase in total crashes from 50 in 2016 to 69 in 2017 is a disturbing trend at this intersection from 39 total crashes in 2015. As more traffic volume from neighboring Frandor Mall likely contributes, use caution in this busy area as injury crashes are increasing as well with 19 reported in 2017.

For the first time in three years, this busy corner on the northeast edge of Michigan State University’s campus had a decrease in total car crashes going from an all-time high of 75 crashes in 2016 to 62 crashes in 2017. This unique area consistently shows up in our lists of high crash intersections for Ingham County in part due to five lanes of traffic in each direction. Use caution in this busy area – especially with pedestrian traffic from the college campus.

Dangerous Intersection Data for other Michigan cities and counties

As we see from years of data analysis on Michigan auto accidents, intersections with heavy traffic near freeways or retail businesses continually show up on these high crash lists.

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